Scott Kupor, left, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Eric Ueland, right, Trump's nominee to be Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget, speak a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on April 3, 2025.

OPM, OMB nominees praise ‘at-will’ employment at confirmation hearing

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Management

New legislation aims to increase access to VA sexual trauma care

Congress has paid increased attention to sexual misconduct at the military academies following revelations about mishandled cases at the Coast Guard Academy.

News

Senate GOP budget resolution sets stage for raising debt limit by as much as $5 trillion

House and Senate committees have until May 9 to submit their portions of a GOP budget reconciliation package.

Pay & Benefits

Taxes and the TSP

With many federal employees unexpectedly losing their jobs, now is a good time to review some essential tax rules.

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Real-time defense for critical infrastructure starts here

Our nation’s transportation infrastructure serves as more than just a network of pathways.

Exclusive Management

Some agencies are notifying employees of their ‘Schedule F’ status

Agencies are submitting lists of employees who will lose civil service protections and some are taking a broad approach.

Management

Top oversight Dem files resolution to demand answers from DOGE on AI use

The resolution of inquiry from Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., would make the White House provide Congress with further information about DOGE’s use of federal data and AI.

Workforce

Pro-labor Republicans push Trump to rescind order busting most federal unions

House lawmakers on Wednesday introduced bipartisan legislation to nullify President Trump’s executive order stripping two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective bargaining rights.

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Management

Some USDA RIF plans take shape as department warns employees of major cuts

Some regional offices are expected to be cut as some headquarters offices will be "hollowed out."

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Management

Agencies may have to pay more for late contractor invoices due to Trump payment system overhaul

Stakeholders warned that the late payment issue could prompt companies to avoid doing business with the federal government.

Tech

Spending and workforce cuts will harm VA’s modernization work, Democrats say

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., said cuts across VA are forcing the department “to decide between keeping staff on the floor, and investing in expensive equipment that may sit idle without enough personnel to operate it.”

Management

House Dems ‘extremely concerned’ VA workforce cuts will further hit researchers

Ten members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee are calling for VA Secretary Doug Collins to provide additional information about how term-limited researchers are being affected by workforce reduction efforts.

Workforce

Judge further protects most fired probationary feds, though some may be newly vulnerable

A federal court has expanded the duration of the firing reversals but narrowed their geographical impact. A related case is sitting before the Supreme Court.

Workforce

As agencies begin a second round of deferred resignations, unions revive legal challenge

The Housing and Urban Development Department became the latest agency to revive the controversial program that offers feds the chance to leave their jobs but continue being paid until Sept. 30.

Oversight

Former GOP congressman nominated to independent watchdog role

Anthony D’Esposito, a retired NYPD detective, served on the House Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure and Administration committees and introduced several measures concerning law enforcement issues during his one term. 

Tech

Signalgate spurs government interest in chat-archiving services

Top staffers across the government have reached out to Whiterock Technologies about its electronic communications preservation service amid a court ruling tied to last week’s Signal chat with top administration officials that accidentally included The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg.

Pay & Benefits

Domestic TSP funds tumble amid government layoffs, tariff threats

Most of the portfolios in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished March in the red.

Workforce

Trump administration, unions already trading lawsuits over order outlawing most government labor groups

Federal agencies swiftly sued the American Federation of Government Employees last week, asking a lone Trump-appointed judge to uphold an order banning unions for two-thirds of the federal workforce.

Management

Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.